The Lagos State government has
reiterated its commitment to deal with land grabbers, popularly known in local
parlance as “Omo Onile”, causing havoc and unrest in different part of the
State by disposing legitimate land owners of their properties.

Speaking
today at the Y2016 Ministerial Press Briefing of the Lagos State Government in
commemoration of the first year in office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the
Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, the state Attorney-General and
Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem said the Government has set up a
task force on the prohibition of land grabbers.

He
said the state would no longer tolerate the illegal activities of land
grabbers, as anyone caught disturbing public peace or illegally dispossessing
people of their properties would be prosecuted in accordance with relevant
laws.

The
Attorney-Generalnoted thatthe need to protect investors and
maintain Law and Order led to the setting up of the committee which by
implication will encourage the verification of legal claims through litigation
rather than resorting to violence.

Kazeem restated that the current
policy of the present administration is to give Lagosians greater access to
justice while reforming and improving the sector, stressing that the Ministry
has successfully collaborated with the State House of Assembly in amending
existing laws and enacting new ones.

The Commissioner identified the
enactment of the N25billion Employment Trust Fund Law of 2016, as one of the
new laws meant to provide financial support in the form of grants or loans to
residents or organizations, and for job and wealth creation with a view to
tackling the challenges of unemployment in the state.

He also listed the establishment of
Mobile Courts, Access to Justice, Fight Against Domestic and Sexual Violence,
and the use of Technology for quick and rapid dispensation of Justice as well
as the online sale of ‘Laws of Lagos State’ as indicative of the people
oriented theme of the Governor’s agenda.

The
State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice emphasized that the Ambode
led administration will not relent in its efforts until justice, security and
good government is enthroned in the state.